At the end of the 2022-2023 season, both Antti Raanta and Frederik Andersen became free agents. With Pyotr Kochetkov signing for 4 years/$8 million it was almost a foregone conclusion he is the Carolina Hurricanes goaltending solution for the future. All the Canes had to do was find a second netminder.
All three goalies for the Hurricanes played well overall for the entirety of last season. The Canes led the league in shutouts with 9. That was 5 more than the league average. Sure, the Hurricanes faced the fewest amount of shots in the league, but our goalies were huge when they had to be.